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Fr. Rupert Lutz writes to dispute Merton's characterizations of army chaplains in Vietnam as overly nationalistic in support of the war. He goes on to defend the position of the United States in the Vietnam War and to criticize statements made by Thich Nhât Hanh.
Fr. Rupert A. Lutz was a United States Army chaplain and Franciscan priest who had served in Vietnam. He writes from San Francisco, California.
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See also one published letter from Merton to Lutz in Witness to Freedom, pp. 119-120.
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1968/07/25 |
TALS to Merton |
Peace and all good things in Christ! In my life as a Catholic priest in the Army I often fall |
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1968/07/31 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I don't want to get into a long controversy, but I just want to answer your letter as a Christian |
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